Masato Inaba

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Masato Inaba
Inaba in September 2014
Born (1982-11-13) November 13, 1982 (age 41)[1]
Kawasaki, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Captain Abnormal
Masked Genbei
Seyton Inaba
Masato Inaba
Gosamaru
Maybach #2
Billed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Billed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Debut2007

Masato Inaba (稲葉雅人, Inaba Masato) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.[3]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Independent circuit (2007-present)[edit]

Inaba made his professional wrestling debut at El Dorado I Was Born To Love Treasure, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling El Dorado on December 19, 2007 where he teamed up with in a losing effort to Tokyo Gurentai (Masada and Nosawa Rongai).[4]

As a freelancer he is known for working with various promotions. At ZERO1 Dream Series Midsummer Shinkiba Battle, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on August 17, 2017, he teamed up with Super Tiger in a losing effort to Daiki Inaba and Yusaku Obata.[5] On the fifteenth night of the Dragon Gate's Gate Of Adventure 2018 from September 2, he teamed up with Hibiscus Mii, Shachihoko Boy and Shuri Joe in a losing effort to Churaumi Saver, Fuuta Shimadou, Gamma and Gurukun Mask.[6] At AJPW Summer Action Series II 2020, an event promoted by All Japan Pro Wrestling on August 15, he teamed up with Kagetora in a losing effort to Hikaru Sato and Takuya Wada.[7]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2010-2016)[edit]

At BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Touitsu! ~ New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling, a cross-over event promoted by BJW in partnership with DDT Pro Wrestling and Kaientai Dojo on December 31, 2013, Inaba competed in an 18-man battle royal also involving Ricky Fuji, Michael Nakazawa, Tsutomu Oosugi, Soma Takao, Hiroshi Fukuda and others.[8] At BJW/CZW CZW Arena In Japan, a cross-over event promoted by BJW in partnership with Combat Zone Wrestling on January 5, 2014, Inaba teamed up with his "Heisei Gokudo Combi" tag partner Kankuro Hoshino in a losing effort to Dave Crist and Shinobu.[9]

Inaba is known for competing in the promotion's signature events. One of them is the Saikyo Tag League, making his first appearance in the 2013 edition of the event where he teamed up with Kankuro Hoshino, placing themselves in the Block A and scoring a total of zero points after going against the teams of Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi, Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto, Jun Kasai and Jaki Numazawa, Kazuki Hashimoto and Yusaku Obata, and Ryuichi Kawakami and Axeman.[10] One year later at the 2014 edition, Inaba teamed up again with Hoshino, this time placing in the Deathmatch Block and scoring a total of six points after competing against Ryuji Ito and Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka, Saburo Inematsu and Ryuichi Sekine and Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei.[11]

As for the Ikkitousen Strong Climb branch of events, he made his only appearance at the 2014 edition placing himself in the Block B and scoring a total of two points after competing against Manabu Soya, Shinobu, Kazuki Hashimoto and others.[12] Another event in which he participated is the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, and at the 2015 edition he competed in the Block B against Isami Kodaka, Takumi Tsukamoto, Saburo Inematsu and Takayuki Ueki scoring a total of six points.[13]

Inaba also participated in sporadic tournaments of the promotion such as the Strong Style Rising Tournament where he fell short to Amigo Suzuki in a first-round match from May 24, 2013.[14]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2010-2020)[edit]

Inaba competed in several matches for New Japan Pro Wrestling in a span of a decade. At NJPW Exciting Battle In Okinawa on January 22, he teamed up with Jushin Thunder Liger, Kaijin Habu Otoko and Super Delfin to pick up a victory over Menso-re Oyaji, Mil Mongoose, Ryusuke Taguchi and Shisaou in an eight-man tag team match.[15] His last appearance was at NJPW New Japan Road 2020 on February 26 where he teamed up with Hija Kidman in a losing effort to Ultra Soki and Gurukun Mask.[16]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2015)[edit]

Inaba participated in the 2015 edition of Pro Wrestling Noah's Global Tag League where he teamed up with Maybach Taniguchi as "Maybach #2", placing themselves in the Block A and scoring a total of two points after competing against the teams of Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura, Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste, Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji, and Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto.[17]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Masato Inaba • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Masato Inaba/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Masato Inaba Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 19, 2007). "El Dorado I Was Born To Love Treasure". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Purolove (August 17, 2017). "ZERO1 "DREAM SERIES MIDSUMMER SHIN-KIBA BATTLE!", 17.08.2017 Shin-Kiba 1st RING". purolove.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Purolove (September 2, 2018). "Dragon Gate, 02.09.2018 Naha Namura Hall". purolove.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  7. ^ All Japan Pro Wrestling (August 15, 2020). 「2020 SUMMER ACTION SERIES 2 ～青木篤志メモリアル AAforever～ 」【開幕戦】東京・後楽園ホール≪18:30開始≫ 2020年8月15日. all-japan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Saalbach, Axel (December 31, 2013). "BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Touitsu! ~ New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling 2013". genickbruch.com (in German). Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Dark angel (January 5, 2014). "BJW: Results BJW "CZW Arena in JAPAN" BJW for MASADA "- 05/01/2014". superluchas.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "後楽園ホール大会" (in Japanese). Big Japan Pro Wrestling. September 25, 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  11. ^ "山形･酒田みなと市場特設リング大会(最侠タッグリーグ･プレ開幕戦)" (in Japanese). Big Japan Pro Wrestling. September 20, 2014. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  12. ^ "Strong Climb League 2014". prowrestlinghistory.com. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  13. ^ Taigermen (March 3, 2015). "RISULTATI: BJW "IKKITOUSEN DEATH MATCH SURVIVOR 2015" 01/03/2015". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  14. ^ "Strong Style Tournament Rising 2013". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  15. ^ VSPlanet (January 22, 2010). "NJPW Exciting Battle In Okinawa 2010". vsplanet.net (in Russian). Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  16. ^ New Japan Pro Wrestling (February 26, 2020). "NEW JAPAN ROAD WED. FEBRUARY. 26. 2020 / DOOR 17:30 / BELL 18:30 Okinawa". njpw1972.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "「グローバル・タッグリーグ戦2015」出場チーム決定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  18. ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling. "Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history". bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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